Device for threading loom-reeds.



H. cT a R. c. sNow. DBV-ICB FOR THBBADING LOOM REEDS.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 24, 1908 Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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HENRY COTE, OF WEST WARREN, AND RENCELER C. SNOW,

OF WARE, MASSACHUSETTS.

DEVICE FOR THREADING- LOOM-REEDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Application led July 24, 1908. Serial No. 445,220.

.To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY OT, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Warren, county of Vorcester, State of Massachusetts, and RENCELER C. SNow, a citizen oi" the United States, residing at Ware, county of Hampshire, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Devices for Threading Up Loom Reeds, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like numerals on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention has for its a novel device for drawing the warp of aloom.

Varp threads are now commonly drawn through the spaces between the dents of a loom reed by means of a reed hook, the operator taking such an implement, inserting it through the space between the two dents where the thread is to be drawn, and causing the hooked end thereof to be engaged by the warp thread and then withdrawing the hook thereby to draw the thread through `said space. This is a rather tedious operation and the object of our invention is to provide a novel device for drawing the warp threads through the reed, which device is permanently associated with the reed.

In the drawings we have shown one simple device for accomplishing this object, although we wish it understood that the drawings show only a selected embodiment of the invention.

Figure l is a section through a reed showing one form of our improved threading device mounted thereon,- Fig. 2 is a front view of a portion of a reed embodying our invention.

The parts which are old and common and form no part of our present invention are the lay 8 which is mounted on the lay-swords fl in usual manner, the reed 6 having the usual dents 5, and the hand rail 7 to which the upper edge of the reed is secured.

Our invention consists in associating with the reed a movable device adapted by its movement to carry a warp thread through a space vbetween two dents of the reed. This movable device may be made in a variety of Ways and may be made to operate with either an oscillating or a rotary movement.

In the referred embodiment of our invention the evice consists of a plurality of .ro-

object to provide quickly and automatically threads through the reed tary disks 8 which are situated to be partially received within the space between the dents 5 of the reed 6, as shown best in Fig. 1. These disks are shown as mounted on a rod 9 which extends across the loom from one lay sword to the other and is located directly back of the reed, and the disks are of a size to project through the reed on the front side thereof. Each disk is capable of inde endent rotation on the rod and is provide with one or more thread-receiving slits 10 which are preferably arranged at a slight angle to the radial.

In using our device if it is desired to draw a warp thread through any space of the reed, the thread is put into one of the slits l0 in the threading disk which occupies the said space, and then said disk is turned thereby to carry the slit having the thread therein through the space onto the front side of the reed. If it is desired to draw a plurality of warp threads through the reed the warp threads are placed in the slits of the pro er threading disks and then all the said isks may be turned thereby drawing all the threads through the reed at one turning operation.

Our device is very simple, can be easily applied to any reed and greatly facilitates the operation of drawing the warp threads through the reed. It will be understood, of course, that the spaces between the dents of the reed will be of sufficient length so that the shed can be completely opened.

Ve believe we are the iirst to provide any device permanently associated with the reed which by its movement is adapted to draw a warp thread through the reed, and we desire to claim this feature broadly. The preferred embodiment of our invention is one wherein the threading devices are in the form of disks, butA this shape is not essential and maybe varied withoutdeparting from the invention.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :h

1. In a loom, the combination with a reed and means to sustain the latter for proper movement to beat up the weft, of a threading device for drawing the warp threads through the reed permanently associated with the reed and movable therewith.

2. In a-loom, the combination with a reed and means to sustain the reed for proper movement to beat up a weft, of a movable threading device associated with the reed and movable therewith, said threading device being also capable of movement relative to l element. having means toengage a warp the reed for drawing warp threads there- Vthread to draw the latter between the dents through. of the reed. 31 ln a loom, the combination with a lay In testimony whereof, we have signed our and a reed, of a threading device for drawing names to this specification, in the presence of warp threads through the reed permanently two subscribing witnesses. olcated with the reed and movable with HEDTIRY CT7 T Y 4. n a loom, the Combination with a reed, REB CELEB C SA O of a plurality of threading elements associated therewithy and adapted' to'enter the sp ace-between the dents of the reed, each threading l /Vtnesses:

LOUIS C. SMITH, THOMAS J. DRUMMOND. 

